About me
Psychotherapy is a relational journey in which client and therapist work together to foster insight and understanding, to ease suffering and to recover a life of meaning, authenticity and connection. Held within the safe, sacred space of the therapeutic relationship the work unfolds over time as we attend to the deep questions of heart and soul. Through this process we invite the possibility of healing and of a person discovering the truth of who they are and how they want to live.
I am committed to creating an environment that supports inclusivity and respect of all people regardless of race, colour, culture, religion, spiritual practice, sex, age, gender identity or gender expression.
As an Integrative psychotherapist I draw from different theoretical approaches according to the needs and sensibilities of my clients, creating a unique therapeutic relationship with each individual human being that seeks my assistance.
I offer individual psychotherapy. This usually takes the form of weekly sessions of 50 minutes. I offer sessions in person or online via Zoom.
While undertaking psychotherapy is a commitment the length of time involved is individual therefore the work maybe short or long term according to your needs.
Areas of Specialisation
I specialise in areas of emotional and psychological issues such as childhood trauma, depression, addiction, anxiety, emotional crisis, shame and loneliness.
Existential issues such as lack of meaning, purpose, death, faith and spirituality.
Life transitions such as bereavement, birth, menopause, retirement, death and dying.
Gender identity issues including the possible challenges of identifying as gender fluid, gender queer or transgender.
Sexual orientation. LGBTQI+community
Relationship issues such as love, co-depedence, sex and sexuality.
Performance issues such as managing creativity, coping with fame and sports psychology.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified and accredited Integrative psychotherapist and I have been professionally involved in the healing arts for over 30 years. My psychotherapy training took place at Regents University in London. I am a trauma informed Organic Intelligence therapist, non stylised and environmental movement practitioner and currently training in Biodynamic Craniosacral therapy. I teach trainee therapists at Homa Training Academy as well as being a supervisor and mentor to therapists and people in many different walks of life. My background training lies in yoga, meditation and body work.
Some of my teachers and principle influences are James Hollis, Petruska Clarkson, Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Helen Poynor, Meredith Little, Irvin Yalom and Marion Woodman. I am also profoundly interested in our relationship with nature and lead initiatory rites of passage, drawing from the rivers of indigenous wisdom, perennial philosophy, myth and story, ritual process and wilderness living.
I believe it is vital for practitioners to continue their own psychotherapeutic work and ongoing professional development. I am an accredited member of the 'United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy' (U.K.C.P.) and the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (B.A.C.P.)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Boarding School Survivors
